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Departmental mission, vision, core values statement

The Department of Plant Sciences at The University of Tennessee conducts academic, outreach and research programs in agricultural and natural resource plant sciences. One of eight departments in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, we offer curricula leading to the:     Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Plant Sciences     Masters of Science degree with a major in Plant Sciences     Doctoral degree with a major in Plants, Soils and Insects. Undergraduate concentrations include: Landscape Design & Construction Public Horticulture Turfgrass Science & Management Plant Science, Biotechnology & Horticulture. Graduate students may specialize in a wide variety of disciplines; see individual faculty pages for current research projects and faculty specialties. Concentrations for PhD students in Plant Sciences include:     Crop Sciences     Horticulture     Plant Improvement     Plant Biotechnology     Weed Biology         Current and recent graduate student projects         Courses:   Undergraduate   Graduate Our extension programs cover the areas of weed science, ornamental horticulture, turfgrass management, and the production of vegetables, fruit, cotton, cereals, grains and forage. Our research programs also embrace these areas, with investigations covering the broad spectrum of molecular, genetic, physiological and field studies. Again, we invite you to visit the homepages of our research and extension faculty to learn more about ongoing programs. The Department currently has 30 faculty members, including the endowed Racheff Chair of research and the future Williams Chair of teaching, located at Knoxville and several branch experiment stations across the state. Student enrollment for Plant Sciences numbers about 250 undergraduate and 25 graduate students. Advocacy Board Members for the Department of Plant Sciences